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1 ISNAR. 1986. Report of a workshop: Improving agricultural research organization and management - Implications for the future, The Hague, Netherlands, 8-12 September 1986. The Hague, Netherlands: ISNAR. 97p.
Agricultural research ; Organization of work ; Management ; Planning ; Information services ; National planning ; Human resources / Kenya / Gambia / Sri Lanka / Togo / Morocco / Thailand / Zimbabwe
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 630.72 G000 ISN Record No: H04367)
2 Watters, G.; Warner, D. B. 1993. Country-level monitoring of water supply and sanitation as a management tool: Case study - Togo. In FAO, Integrated rural water management: Proceedings of the Technical Consultation on Integrated Rural Water Management, Rome, Italy, 15-19 March 1993. Rome, Italy: FAO. pp.213-216.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 333.91 G000 FAO Record No: H014154)
3 Windmeijer, P. N.; Andriesse, W. (Eds.) 1993. Inland valleys in West Africa: An agro-ecological characterization of rice-growing environments. Wageningen, the Netherlands: ILRI. ix, 160p. (ILRI publication 52)
Ecology ; Environment ; Rice ; Cropping systems ; Crop production ; Farming systems ; Social aspects ; Geology ; Geomorphology ; Hydrology ; Soil classification ; Soil fertility ; Forests ; Waterborne diseases ; Water management ; Fertilizers ; Price policy ; Economic aspects ; Population / West Africa / Senegal / Gambia / Guinea Bissau / Guinea / Mali / Sierra Leone / Liberia / Ivory Coast / Burkina Faso / Ghana / Togo / Benin / Nigeria / Niger / Cameroon
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 574.5 G190 WIN Record No: H014302)
4 Gilbert, E.; Matlon, P.; Eyzaguirre, P. 1994. New perspectives for vulnerable institutions: Agricultural research systems in the small countries of West Africa. ISNAR Briefing Paper, 14:1-8.
Agricultural research ; Research institutes ; Developing countries / West Africa / Benin / Cape Verde Islands / Chad / Gambia / Guinea Bissau / Liberia / Mauritania / Sierra Leone / Togo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 3614 Record No: H015402)
5 Lee, M. D.; Visscher, J. T. 1990. Water harvesting in five African countries. The Hague, The Netherlands: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre. xiii, 108p. (IRC occasional paper 14)
Water harvesting ; Technology ; Social aspects ; Women ; Economic aspects ; Financing ; Water storage ; Tanks ; Reservoirs ; Dams ; Runoff ; Costs ; Conflict ; Social participation ; Infiltration ; Environmental effects / Africa / Botswana / Kenya / Mali / Tanzania / Togo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: 628.14 G100 LEE Record No: H026423)
6 Keraita, B.; Danso, G.; Drechsel, P. 2003. Urban irrigation methods and practices in Ghana and Togo. Urban Agriculture Magazine, 10:6-7.
Irrigation practices ; Irrigation equipment ; Pumps ; Pipes ; Vegetables ; Water requirements / Ghana / Togo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 6439 Record No: H032726)
http://www.ruaf.org/sites/default/files/Urban%20Irrigation%20Methods%20and%20Practices.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_32726.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H_32726.pdf
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7 Fofana, B.; Wopereis, M.; Zougmore, R.; Breman, H.; Mando, A. 2003. Integrated soil fertility management, an effective water conservation technology for sustainable dryland agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Beukes, D.; de Villiers, M.; Mkhize, S.; Sally, H.; van Rensburg, L. (Eds.). Proceedings of the Symposium and Workshop on Water Conservation Technologies for Sustainable Dryland Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa (WCT), held at Bloem Spa Lodge and Conference Centre, Bloemfontein, South Africa, 8-11 April 2003. Pretoria, South Africa: ARC-Institute for Soil, Climate and Water. pp.109-117.
Water use efficiency ; Fertilizers ; Soil degradation ; Soil fertility ; Soil management / West Africa / Africa South of Sahara / Burkina Faso / Togo
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.1 G100 BEU Record No: H034394)
8 Drechsel, Pay; Danso, George. 2005. Nutrient recycling form organic waste for urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: really a win-win situation? In Laband, D. N. (Ed.). Proceedings of the Conference on Emerging Issues Along Urban/Rural Interfaces: Linking Science and Society, Atlanta, Georgia, 13-16 March 2005. Alabama, AL, USA: Auburn University Center for Forest Sustainability. pp.208-213.
Organic wastes ; Nutrients ; Recycling ; Composting ; Urban agriculture ; Waste management / West Africa / Nigeria / Ghana / Togo / Benin / Accra / Kumasi
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 631.86 G190 DRE Record No: H038172)
http://emergingissues.interfacesouth.org/pastconferences/2005proceedings.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H038172.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H038172.pdf
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9 Danso, George; Drechsel, Pay; Cofie, Olufunke. 2005. Developing policy support on closing rural-urban nutrient recycling for urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: application of multi-stakeholder processes and approaches. Paper presented at the Conference on Agricultures et Developpement Urbain en Afrique de l’Ouest et Centre, CIRAD, Yaounde, Cameroon, 30 October - 3 November 2005. 16p.
Waste management ; Composting ; Urban agriculture ; Urban wastes ; Nutrients ; Recycling / West Africa / Ghana / Nigeria / Benin / Togo / Accra / Kumasi / Ouagadougou
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.875 G190 DAN Record No: H040256)
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10 Bharati, Luna; Rodgers, C.; Erdenberger, T.; Plotnikova, M.; Shumilov, S.; Vlek, P.; Martin, N. 2008. Integration of economic and hydrologic models: exploring conjunctive irrigation water use strategies in the Volta Basin. Agricultural Water Management, 95(8): 925-936.
Decision support tools ; Simulation models ; Optimization ; Conjunctive use ; Surface water ; Groundwater ; River basins ; Catchment areas ; Reservoirs ; Water storage / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Togo / Mali / Ivory Coast / Volta Basin / Atankwidi catchment / Kandiga Reservoir
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.1 G100 BHA Record No: H041379)
We describe the development, calibration and preliminary application of a dynamically coupled economic–hydrologic simulation–optimization model ensemble for evaluating the conjunctive use of surface and groundwater in small reservoir-based irrigation systems characteristic of the Volta Basin, Africa. We focus on a representative small reservoir irrigation system located in the Antakwidi catchment in Ghana. The model ensemble consists of the physical hydrology model WaSiM-ETH and an economic optimization model written in GAMS. Results include optimal water storage and allocation regimes for irrigated production, given conjunctive surface water and groundwater systems. The goal of our research, conducted within the GLOWA Volta project, is to develop a decision support system for improving the management of land and water resources in the face of potential environmental change in the Volta Basin.
11 Danso, George; Drechsel, Pay; Cofie, Olufunke. 2008. Large-scale urban waste composting for urban and peri-urban agriculture in West Africa: an integrated approach to provide decision support to municipal authorities. In Parrot, L.; Njoya, A.; Temple, L.; Assogba-Komlan, F.; Kahane, R.; Ba Diao, M.; Havard, M. (Eds.). Agriculture and urban development in Sub-Saharan Africa: environment and health issues. Paris, France: L'Harmattan. pp.51-62. (Collection Ethique Economique)
Composting ; Waste management ; Economic analysis ; Urban agriculture ; Periurban areas ; Decision making ; Municipal authorities / Ghana / Togo / Benin / Nigeria / Mali / Burkina Faso / Accra / Kumasi / Tamale
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H041923)
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12 Keraita, Bernard; Konradsen, F.; Drechsel, Pay. 2010. Farm-based measures for reducing microbiological health risks for consumers from informal wastewater-irrigated agriculture. In Drechsel, Pay; Scott, C. A.; Raschid-Sally, Liqa; Redwood, M.; Bahri, Akissa (Eds.). Wastewater irrigation and health: assessing and mitigating risk in low-income countries. London, UK: Earthscan; Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). pp.189-207. (Also in French).
Wastewater irrigation ; Health hazards ; Vegetables ; Wastewater treatment ; Filtration ; Water storage ; Ponds ; Irrigation practices ; Irrigation scheduling ; Developing countries / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Togo / Senegal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 631.7.5 G000 DRE Record No: H042610)
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This chapter presents farm-based measures that have been developed and tested in the informal irrigation sector to reduce microbiological health risks for consumers from wastewater irrigation of vegetables commonly eaten uncooked. The measures target poor smallholder farmers or farmer associations in developing countries as part of a multiple-barrier approach for health-risk reduction along the farm to fork pathway. Measures discussed include treatment of irrigation water using ponds, filters and wetland systems; water application techniques; irrigation scheduling; and crop selection. In addition, the chapter highlights some practical strategies to implement these measures, based largely on field experiences in Ghana. Although most measures discussed do not fully eliminate possible health risks, they can significantly complement other pathogen barriers. Which measures fit, either alone or in combination, will depend on local site characteristics and practices. Further studies are required to develop new measures or adapt them to other irrigation practices and systems in developing countries.
13 van der Hoek, Wim. (Ed.) 2002. Malaria and agriculture: abstracts for the SIMA Special Seminar at the 3rd MIM Pan-African Conference on Malaria, Arusha, Tanzania, 20 November 2002. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 19p. (SIMA Document 4)
Vectorborne diseases ; Malaria ; Anopheles gambiae ; Mosquitoes ; Breeding ; Rice ; Irrigation methods ; Irrigated farming ; Environmental effects ; Social aspects / Ivory Coast / China / Ghana / Madagascar / Africa / Benin / Togo / Mali / Peru / Sichuan Province / Savannah Zone / Forest Zone / Kumasi
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H044359)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/sima/FILES/word/sima%20doc%204.doc
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044359.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044359.pdf
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14 Keraita, Bernard; Konradsen, F.; Drechsel, Pay. 2011. Mesures mises en oevre aux champs pour reduire les risques sanitaires microbiologiques pour les consommateurs d’une agriculture informelle irriguee avec des eaux usees. In French. [Farm-based measures for reducing microbiological health risks for consumers from informal wastewater-irrigated agriculture]. In Drechsel, Pay; Scott, C. A.; Raschid-Sally, Liqa; Redwood, M.; Bahri, Akissa. L’irrigation avec des eaux usees et la sante: evaluer et attenuer les risques dans les pays a faible revenu. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI); Ottawa, Canada: International Development Research Centre (IDRC); Quebec, Canada: University of Quebec. pp.205-225. (Also in English).
Wastewater irrigation ; Health hazards ; Vegetables ; Wastewater treatment ; Filtration ; Water storage ; Ponds ; Irrigation practices ; Irrigation scheduling ; Developing countries / West Africa / Ghana / Burkina Faso / Togo / Senegal
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H044467)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Research_Impacts/Research_Themes/Theme_3/PDF/French%20book.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044467.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H044467.pdf
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This chapter presents farm-based measures that have been developed and tested in the informal irrigation sector to reduce microbiological health risks for consumers from wastewater irrigation of vegetables commonly eaten uncooked. The measures target poor smallholder farmers or farmer associations in developing countries as part of a multiple-barrier approach for health-risk reduction along the farm to fork pathway. Measures discussed include treatment of irrigation water using ponds, filters and wetland systems; water application techniques; irrigation scheduling; and crop selection. In addition, the chapter highlights some practical strategies to implement these measures, based largely on field experiences in Ghana. Although most measures discussed do not fully eliminate possible health risks, they can significantly complement other pathogen barriers. Which measures fit, either alone or in combination, will depend on local site characteristics and practices. Further studies are required to develop new measures or adapt them to other irrigation practices and systems in developing countries.
15 Jalloh, A.; Nelson, G. C.; Thomas, T. S.; Zougmore, R.; Roy-Macauley, H. (Eds.) 2013. West African agriculture and climate change: a comprehensive analysis. Washington, DC, USA: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). 408p.
Agriculture ; Climate change ; Adaptation ; Food security ; Income ; Land use ; Land cover ; Crop production ; Yields ; Rainfed farming ; Models ; Economic aspects ; Indicators ; Policy ; Rural population ; Population growth ; Social aspects ; Poverty ; Malnutrition / Africa / Benin / Burkina Faso / Cote d’Ivoire / Ghana / Guinea / Liberia / Niger / Nigeria / Senegal / Sierra Leone / Togo
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: 338.10966 G100 JAL Record No: H045952)
http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/rr178.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045952.pdf
https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H045952.pdf
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16 Namara, Regassa E.; Sally, Hilmy. (Eds.) 2014. Proceedings of the Workshop on Irrigation in West Africa: Current Status and a View to the Future, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1-2 December 2010. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI) 380p. [doi: https://doi.org/10.5337/2014.218]
Irrigation systems ; Irrigation schemes ; Irrigated farming ; Irrigated land ; Financing ; Investment ; Food security ; Economic growth ; Land resources ; Land tenure ; Land acquisitions ; Agricultural sector ; Groundwater ; Water management ; Water resources development ; Water use ; Water policy ; Smallholders ; Farmers ; Climate change ; Poverty ; Urbanization ; Sustainability ; Livestock ; River basins ; Rainfed farming / Burkina Faso / Cape Verde / Cote d’Ivoire / Guinea / Nigeria / Senegal / Sierra Leone / Africa South of Sahara / Togo / Central Asia
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H046755)
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17 Kolavalli, S.; Williams, Timothy O. 2016. Socioeconomic trends and drivers of change. In Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes L.; Biney, C. A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.13-30.
Socioeconomic development ; Population growth ; Urbanization ; River basin development ; Economic development ; Poverty ; Agricultural production ; Crops ; Food security ; Food consumption ; Food policy ; Nutritional status ; Riparian zones ; Smallholders / West Africa / Benin / Burkina Faso / Ivory Coast / Ghana / Mali / Togo / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047722)
18 Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes L.; Biney, C. A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir. 2016. Introduction. In Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes L.; Biney, C. A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.3-9.
River basin management ; Riparian zones ; Energy generation ; Water power ; Water resources ; Groundwater ; Gender ; Sustainable agriculture ; Crops ; Food security ; Poverty ; Economic growth / West Africa / Benin / Burkina Faso / Ivory Coast / Ghana / Mali / Togo / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047721)
19 Mul, Marloes L.; Kasei, R. A.; McCartney, Matthew. 2016. Surface water resources of the Volta Basin. In Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes L.; Biney, C. A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.31-45.
Surface water ; Water availability ; Water resources ; Water management ; Water scarcity ; Water allocation ; Water use ; Water power ; Energy generation ; River basin management ; Dams ; Climatic zones ; Infrastructure ; Riparian zones ; Equity / West Africa / Benin / Burkina Faso / Ivory Coast / Ghana / Mali / Togo / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047723)
20 Obuobie, E.; Barry, B.; Agyekum, W. 2016. Groundwater resources of the Volta Basin. In Williams, Timothy O.; Mul, Marloes L.; Biney, C. A.; Smakhtin, Vladimir (Eds.). The Volta River Basin: water for food, economic growth and environment. Oxon, UK: Routledge - Earthscan. pp.46-61.
Groundwater extraction ; Groundwater recharge ; Groundwater irrigation ; Surface water ; Water quality ; Drinking water ; Domestic water ; Water supply ; Water availability ; Water use ; Irrigated farming ; Aquifers / West Africa / Benin / Burkina Faso / Ivory Coast / Ghana / Mali / Togo / Volta River Basin
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI Record No: H047724)
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